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What do the Following Companies Have in Common? Group A Group B Stub HubAcumen Med. GoogleAVAcore GenentechBrion HPLuxCore SunLightBit Stem Cells, Inc.RFCo Tableau SoftwareVITE

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353 - A Class on Startups S 353 is the GSB’s core entrepreneurship class. (Taken by 2/3 of GSB students.) This year, two sections are open to Stanford post-graduate students (i.e., Master’s, PhD’s). The Chess-Reiss sections are meant to mix post-graduate students with GSB students. The mix reflects what you might find in a startup team. The two sections are Tuesday/Thursday 8-9:45 and 10-11:45.

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Course Rationale The Chess-Reiss sections aim to give: Non-MBAs a sense of the steps required to start a business; and MBAs an appreciation science-based ideas that might become businesses. MBAs and non-MBAs a forum to work with each other and potentially build relationships for future collaborations The startup business models we consider come from life sciences, information, internet, and electronic hardware companies. The course is taught by the business “case” method; case discussions focus on the entrepreneur who must act rather than a passive investor.

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Course Topics - I Identifying and Evaluating Business Opportunities Identifying Opportunities Valuing a Business Opportunity Technology as the Basis for a Business Acquiring and Leveraging Resources Building Organizational Capital Acquiring Human Capital Acquiring Financial Capital Partnering

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Who Should Take Class Anyone considering participating in a startup Founder Management team Now or later in career Anyone wanting to understand the process of starting and growing a business. Particularly valuable for non-MBA’s from the sciences, medicine, engineering, and design programs.

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Registration and Course Times Two sections: Tuesday/Thursday 8-9:45 and 10-11:45 Approximately 30 slots open in each. On March 10, the GSB Registrar (Academic Operations) will open registration. You must petition them for admission. To contact us,